
We are going to learn how to read Hangeul in the first unit.
Practice ten Korean letter sounds in unit 2, building reading fluency through vowel and consonant drills. Access audio on SoundCloud and read aloud to reinforce pronunciation and letter recognition.
Advance your Korean grammar for speaking with Unit 3 reading exercises, line-by-line reading practice, and self-checks to improve reading accuracy without relying on meanings.
Master bottom consonants, the bottom letters in Korean, and learn how they shift sounds when reading words. Practice with examples and memorize the bottom-letter mappings to read Korean more accurately.
Finish reading Hunger; memorize Hangul letters g and d and related sounds; practice pronunciation, reading Hunger, and building sentences for conversations.
Learn Korean numbers with two systems—one for reading, one for counting—and practice 0–99 readings, hundreds, thousands, and ten-thousands, memorizing forms for phone numbers, birthdays, and floors.
Unit seven teaches Korean numbers for counting with diverse counters (items, people, bottles, glasses, books, clothes, cars, papers, hours) and practical usage for age, time, and everyday objects.
Master how to express time in Korean by counting hours and minutes, naming days, months, and times of day, and practice speaking with unit 8 grammar.
Explore unit 9 of Korean grammar for speaking, focusing on batchim bottom letters and using Yale and Yale to form polite sentences with titles.
Explore unit 10 of korean grammar for speaking, mastering basic question words and forming polite sentences with demonstratives like this and that, including short spoken forms for everyday objects.
Unit 12 teaches when to use 이/가 versus 은/는 and 을/를, guiding emphasis, sentence focus, and practical examples for speaking Korean.
Master formal Korean grammar for speaking, including polite forms in public and professional settings, noun, adjective, and verb conjugation, questions, and the L bottom words rule.
this lecture covers not, don't, and can't in korean speaking grammar (units 13 and 14). it shows how to place negation before a word with examples like it's not expensive.
Master Korean speaking grammar to express ability and limitation, using phrases like can't eat and can drink, and practice asking can you speak Korean through varied verbs.
Explore unit 14-3 of Korean grammar for speaking, practicing how to say 'well' and 'good at' with examples like I do English well and I'm good at shopping.
Learn to use Korean grammar for speaking at a restaurant, ordering with please give me this and that, and connect sentences with long and hagel, with or without bottom letters.
Explore unit 16 of korean grammar for speaking, focusing on infinitive forms and present-tense conjugation to express ongoing actions and questions with examples.
Learn to express ongoing actions in Korean with the 'in the middle of' form, using -ing verbs as in 'i'm in the middle of taking a shower'.
Master Korean past tense and speaking-focused grammar in unit 18, exploring regular and irregular verbs, conjugation with bottom letters, and practice through diary entries while learning how to ask what you did.
Explore unit 19 of Korean grammar for speaking, practicing adjectives and the present tense form to describe people, introduce yourself, and form sentences such as nice, smart, tall, and delicious.
Explore unit 21 of Korean grammar for speaking, learning how to connect sentences with conjunctions like but, and practice natural, fluent speaking.
Learn how to use the be going to construction in Korean, compare it with will, and conjugate it into polite forms while handling bottom letters (coda) and practical examples.
Master Unit 23 Korean grammar using will (gail) to express who will do something, with shorthand. Recognize how it differs from English will and avoid forming questions with this form.
This unit covers from-to time and place expressions for travel. Practice how long it takes for travel by bus, taxi, or train, and costs.
Explore using after, then, and next to chain actions and plans in Korean speaking, with past tense shown by bottom-end forms.
Master the korean 'as soon as' construction and its present-tense usage with examples like 'as soon as i come home i take a shower'.
Master how to express desires in Korean with unit 29 grammar, forming sentences like I want to go home or I want to see you, including present and past tense.
Explore unit 30 of Korean grammar for speaking, learning how to express not wanting to do something, with present and past forms.
Explore how to form polite requests in spoken Korean by choosing the right grammar, with examples like please buy for me, please open the door, and exchanges.
Explore polite Korean request forms in unit 32, including 'please do it for me' and 'would you please,' with honorifics, practical examples like turning on/off, changing color, and packing.
In Korean grammar for speaking unit 33, learn to express obligation with have-to in present tense, handle irregulars, form polite sentences, and practice past tense with had to.
Explore unit 34 of the SongWon Korean grammar for speaking 1 course, focusing on forming negative sentences with have to, mastering present tense conjugation, and practicing quick question-and-answer drills.
Learn how to ask for permission in Korean speaking unit 35 using May I and Can I, with present tense conjugations and examples like taking photos or closing doors.
Learn to express permission and prohibition in Korean speaking unit 36, using present tense conjugations and bottom-letter rules, with practice on you shouldn't and you can't.
unit 37 teaches using a grammatical label to make and answer suggestions like 'do you want to...' while noting irregular present-tense forms and how the label attaches to verbs.
Learn to use shall we and shall I in Korean to make suggestions, with irregulars and prompts like shall we watch, shall I turn on, or what should I wear.
Explore how to form and conjugate Korean suggestions in unit 39 using why don't we / why don't you constructions, drop irregulars in infinitives.
Learn the probably grammar in Korean using AMA or Amador to say it probably finishes at 8 and she is probably sleeping with present tense -ing forms.
Develop Korean speaking skills by mastering can-conjugation and present-tense endings, building questions with intonation, and connecting this grammar to other structures for everyday conversations.
Learn the 'i know how to' pattern in present tense and extend to future and past; practice forming longer sentences with activities like playing piano, drawing, and using a camera.
Master unit 43 by learning how to express experiences with have done and have been forms, practice conjugations for places and transportation, and connect ideas with and or but.
Master the try to construction in present tense Korean and combine it with other grammar to express intentions like I want to try to eat.
Learn how to use the surprise marker nail in Korean speaking, with Unit 46 examples showing it's cheap or it's expensive and how it attaches after nouns or adjectives.
Master the Korean ending 죠 to turn statements into confirmation questions like isn't it, and to express of course responses across verbs and adjectives.
Unit 48 teaches describing nouns with adjectives in Korean speaking, using endings to express present, past, and future tense, with examples like a busy person and a tall building.
Study unit 49 of Korean grammar for speaking, using noun plus in got patterns and present, past, and future tense with examples like I think he's a teacher.
Unit 50 covers forming polite imperatives with 'please' in Korean, notes irregular changes for l, b, and d endings, and shows combining with other grammar for phrases like please go.
Master unit 54 by practicing present-tense conjugations of Korean adjectives for 'you look'—expensive, cheap, young, old, tired, nice, healthy—and saying 'you look like a [noun]'.
Learn to express purpose in Korean by linking destinations with activities, using phrases like I go to a place to study or I came here to meet my friend.
Learn unit 56 of korean grammar, focusing on I tried to and in order to constructions, with examples like I tried to go and I tried to read a book.
Learn to report what someone said in Korean grammar for speaking unit 59, using present, past, and future tense with verbs and adjectives.
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